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TODAY

Sen. Dick Ackerman will speak at an Orange County Citizens Against

Lawsuit Abuse luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Ackerman will discuss the recent

legislative session in Sacramento, events leading up to the November

election and ballot initiatives, including Proposition 64.

Information: (714) 259-8400.

Denise Van Horn, a doctor in Hoag Cancer Center’s pathology

department, will speak on “How to Read Your Pathology Report,” from

6:30 to 9 p.m. in the center’s auditorium, One Hoag Drive, Newport

Beach. The seminar is free and registration is required. Information:

(949) 7-CANCER.

TUESDAY

A free six-week class for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

and for others who want to learn more about the disease will be held

from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 9 at Hoag Conference

Center’s Conference Room A, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 7-CANCER.

Hoag Hospital family practitioner Ronald Young will discuss

preventive screenings that men should have regularly to maintain good

health, at 6:30 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations are required.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

WEDNESDAY

Orange Coast College’s Friends of the Library will host a fall

book sale from 9 to 10 a.m. for OCC Friends members and from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. for the general public, in front of the library, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A dollar-a-bag sale will be held from 2 to

3 p.m. Information: (714) 432-0202.

THURSDAY

A “Food, Wine & Micro-Brew Fest” is held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at

the Crate and Barrel and Macy’s Home Store wing of South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Live entertainment will also be

provided. All proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange

County. Information: (714) 435-2171.

Senior insurance specialist Sue Tarvin will discuss senior

healthcare plans at 1 p.m. at Hoag Hospital’s Conference Center, One

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations

are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

FRIDAY

Miles J. Elledge of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena

will present an Inventors Forum seminar, “How to Get Your Invention

Sold,” at 7 p.m. at Orange Coast College’s Science Lecture Hall 101,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5 for Inventors Forum

members and $15 for nonmembers. Information: (714) 540-2491 or

https://www.inventorsforum.org.

SUNDAY

The first Easy Ride for Autism will begin at 10 a.m. at Bartel’s

Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey and concludes at

Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. The event

features Grand Marshal Peter Fonda and a lunch concert by “Louie,

Louie” crooners The Kingsmen at Newport Dunes. Registration begins at

9 a.m. Information: (818) 505-1104.

The 16th annual CROP Walk for hunger relief and world peace will

begin at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista

Drive, Newport Beach. Members of more than 25 places of worship will

walk around the Back Bay to raise money for worldwide charities.

Information: https://www.hungerwalknewport beach.org.

OCT. 11

A City Council study session to discuss the Consolidated Plan

begins at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall Conference Room 1A, 77 Fair Drive,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-4892.

Hoag Hospital cardiologist Neala Hunter will discuss the signs and

symptoms of heart rhythm irregularities at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference

Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free and

reservations are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 12

Hoag Hospital orthopedic surgeon Steven Gausewitz will speak on

ceramic joint replacement at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations

are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

UC Irvine professor and Nobel Laureate Sherwood Rowland will speak

on how abrupt climate changes relate to global warming at 6:30 p.m.

at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado St., Newport Beach.

Admission is free. Information: (949) 760-1333.

OCT. 13

Hoag Hospital OB/GYN Deborah Grouse will speak about pregnancy

after 35 at 6:30 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations are required.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

MSNBC.com online columnist Peter Greenburg will sign and discuss

his new book, “Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective,” at 7 p.m. in

the Friends Meeting Room at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The cost is $12, or $10 for Library

Foundation members and $5 for students. Information: (949) 717-3890.

OCT. 14

New York playwright and theater director Moises Kaufman will speak

at 1:30 p.m. at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theater, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Admission is free. The lecture will be

followed by an interdisciplinary panel discussion featuring OCC

faculty members. Information: https://www.occ.cccd.edu.

The seventh annual Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Beach Party

will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay

Drive, Newport Beach. The event will feature live music, a barbecue

dinner and a no-host bar on the bay. Admission is $30. Information:

(949) 729-4400.

Chef Richard Reilly will demonstrate low-fat, low-salt cooking for

flavorful and easy meal preparation at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference

Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free, and

reservations are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 15

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration’s black-tie dinner/dance

event, “The Gala Celebration of the Century,” runs from 6 to 11 p.m.

at The Four Seasons Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Tickets are $250. Information: (949) 675-0501.

OCT. 16

The 43rd annual Sandcastle Contest will take place from 11 a.m. to

4 p.m. at Corona del Mar State Beach. The contest is limited to 45

teams of eight people each, and is open to all skill levels. The cost

per team is $60 for architecture firms, $40 for all other businesses

and $30 for families and other organizations. Information: (949)

729-4400.

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration’s “Centennial Beach

Party” is held from 4 to 9 p.m. at Big Corona del Mar State Beach.

Admission is free. Information: (949) 675-0501.

OCT. 17

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration’s “Centennial Family

Beach Expo” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Big Corona del Mar

State Beach. Admission is free. Information: (949) 675-0501.

The “Fall Fair and Pumpkin Patch” is held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The

event includes live music, pumpkin sales, food, nature crafts and

games, a scavenger hunt, a silent auction and an opportunity drawing.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

OCT. 18

Hoag Hospital cardiologist Richard Haskell will discuss the latest

advances in the treatment of heart disease at 6 p.m. at Hoag

Conference Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is

free, and reservations are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 19

The Surfrider Foundation’s Newport Beach chapter will hold a

meeting, “Campaign Against the Plastic Plague,” at 7 p.m. at

Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information:

(310) 849-1964.

OCT. 20

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club meets the third Wednesday of

every month. This month, fashion designer Christine Richey will

showcase the Yearsley Collection’s fall fashions, including clothing

and accessories, at 10 a.m. at the Sea Island Clubhouse. Lunch will

be served. Information: (949) 673-7601.

U.S. Medicare and Medicaid Operations official Donna Dymon will

speak on the Medicare-approved Drug Discount Card, enrollment in the

discount card program and how to determine which card is right for

you, at 3:30 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport

Beach. The discussion is free, and reservations are required.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 21

Environmental Nature Center founder Robert House will host a free

tour of the center and talk about its plant communities from noon to

1:30 p.m. at 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. Bring a sack lunch.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

OCT. 22

Allan Schoenherr, author of “A Natural History of California,”

will speak on California’s Colorado Desert from 6 to 7 p.m. at the

Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The event

is in celebration of the center’s new Sonoran Desert Oasis plant

community. Information: (949) 645-8489.

OCT. 23

Project Cuddle, which saves babies from abandonment, will hold its

fourth annual Costume Ball at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the

Arts, Costa Mesa. The event includes dinner, entertainment and a

silent auction. Information: (714) 432-9681.

A volunteer from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will

host a free seminar on breast health at 9 a.m. at the Athletic Club

for Women, 2036 Quail St., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

852-8655.

The Providence Speech and Hearing Center will hold a costume ball,

“The Ball of the Fall -- The Magic of Movies,” from 6 p.m. to

midnight at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. The event will feature a red-carpet walk, a silent

auction, food, drinks, dancing and entertainment. Reserved seating

tickets are $250. Information: (949) 923-1534.

A 20-year reunion for Newport Harbor High School’s class of 1984

will meet from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Pacific Club, 4110

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Organizers are also looking for

classmates and need assistance in tracking them down.

https://www.nhhs84.com.